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Leap Year.
Dear reader, do you wish to know how
“Leap Year first came about f” “No!”
Well, but you must, and this is the way
of it. When Julius Caesar, that old Ro
man filibuster, of whom you may have
heard, undertook to reform the compu
tation of time, he ordained that the year
should consist of 365 days, except every
fourth year, which should consist of 366
days—the additional day to be reekoued
by twice counting the 25th of February,
which was the sixth calend of March.
Hence the name, from the Latin words
bit, twice, and sextilis, sixth. The cal
ends (whence our calender,) or first day
of the month, were reckoned backwards
to the ides, thus : the first day of March
was the first calend : the 28th of Feb
ruary was the second calend of March ;
February 27th the third, and so on.
The Julian Year, which by this rule
was reckoned at 365 days and 6 hours,
was found not to be accurate, but to ex
ceed the length of the tolar year by 11
minutes, which error would, in 131 years
amount to an entire day. It was, there
fore, corrected by Pojhs Gregory, in 1582,
who retrenched eleven days from the Ju
lian computation—beiug an excess or
gain over solar lime. Out of this cor
rection has grown the distinction between
old style and new style. The Georgian
or new style was introduced in Germany
in 1770, and by act of Parliament into
England, 1752, just one bundled years
ago, the 2d day of SepU, (O. S.) of that
•vear being reckoned as the 14tli (N. S.)
under the Georgian system. Although
the Bissextile is retained with its obsolete
import, we intercalate the 29th of Feb
ruary every fourth year for Leap Year,
and for still greatei accuracy, make only
one Leap Year out of every four even
century years, that is—the years 1700
and 1800 were not Leap years; nor will
A. D., 1900 bo reckoned as one ; but i lie
year 2000 will bo Bissextile. And that’s
the way Leap Year became to be an “ in
stitulion.’ - Washington Star.
■Nowspapor By-Laws.
A contemporary lays down the follow
ing pithy code of newspaper by laws.
They are the best we have seen drawn up:
1. Be brief. This is an ago of tele
graph and stenography.
2. Be pointed. Don't write all round
a subject without hitting it.
3. State facts, but don’t stop to moral
ize. It’s a drowsy subject. Let the
reader do his own dreaming.
4. Eschew prefaces. Plunge at once
into your subject, like a swimmer in c..!.l
water.
5. If you have written a sentence that
you think particularly fin.-, draw y.mr
gieu tiuroUgli it. A pet child i> always
Abe worst spoiled of any in the family.
*i. Condense. Make sure you really
have an idea, and then reword it in the
shortest possible terms We want tho’t
in their ipiintesenee.
7. When your article is completed,
strike out nine-tcHlks of the adjectives.
The English is a strong language, but
won’t bear much “reducing.”
8. Avoid all high-flown language.
The plainest Anglo-Saxon words are the
best. Never use stilts when legs will do
as well.
9. Make your sentences short. Ev
ery period is a mile stone, at which the
reader may stop and rest himself.
10. Write legibly. Don’t let your
manuscript look like the tracks of a spi
der half drowned in ink. We shan’t
mistake anybody for a genius, though
he write as crahhedlv as Napoleon.
The Rothschilds.
A London correspondent of the New
York Tribune, noticing the death of
Baron Rothschild, the eldest of the five
original brothers, says that his property
amounts to 415,000,000. We may
therefore estimate the total wealth of the
house at between seventy five and one
hundred millions of dollars, owned bv
the five branches of the house, which
remained in partnership about fifty years,
the final separation having taken place
enly a few years since. Three of the
original founders of the house have died
within the present year, and Baron James
Rothschild of Paris is now the last sur
viving brother of the five.
The Suabian Mercury values the for
tune of the deceased at from forty to
fifty millions of florins, or somewhat
higher than the above mentioned figure,
and gives particulars about his will,
A sum of 1,200,000 florins is destined
to continue the weekly alms which the
deceased was in the habit of distribut
ing ; 50,000 florins are bequeathed to
the Institution for giving a dowry to
Jewish girls; 50,000 to the Jewish school;
10,000 florins to the Jewish Hospital,
and an equal sum to the Institution for
the relief of sick Jews. Smaller sums
are bestowed on several Christian Insti
tutions, while the bulk of the property
is bequeathed to the members of the
Vienna and Paris and Naples branches
of the family.
111 ttABIB#]V IliKlil flgllli,
A Poser.—An artist who had been
employed to construct an angel for the
spire of a church in a neighboring town,
finished the work with a good pair of
shoes on. Someone took occasion to
point out the error to him, and asked.
*• \\ hoever saw sn angel with bropans
on f” The artist regarded the work for a
moment with and air of mortification,
but recovering him-eif, rejoined, “ You
may be right, but who ever saw one
without.” —Belfast Journal.
COTTON MARKET.
Friday Evening, Jan. 25th.
The market is rather quiet, .hough some dis
position is manifested ou the part of iheplauteis
to sell. We quote from '>,'4 to
PRICES CURRENT.
Corrected Weekly for the Visitor by
Wil. G. GREEN eV CO.
BAGGING—Gunny, per v’d,... 17 a IS
KGPL—Keuucky, pci tl> a
BACON— guiu.s,' pci lo IS a ..
Sides, per ib a lb
Shoulder*, pur ib a
Hog Round a ..
LAUD—Per lb a l o
BEESWAX—Per lb IS a no
BUTTER—Country, per lb 15 a no
Goshen, per lb a ..
CANDLES—Sperm, per ib 4b a Ou
Tallow, per lb 17 a 20
Adamantine, per lb 35 a 40
Star, per lb 34 a oTk
CHEESE—Goshen,per lb IS a 2o
COFFEE—Cuba, per lb 14 a lb
Rio, per lb 14 a lb
Laguna, per ib 15 u lb
J i\a, per lb IS a 20
FEATHERS—Pci 1b....... a ..
FlSil- -Mackerel, per b’ll, No. 1 .. a ..
“ No. 2 a
“ 44 No. b 7K a s
FLOUR—Country, per 100 lb.. $ a $,»
Augusta MRU, per b’ll.. .. a 11
Northern, per Ini a
GRAIN—Corn, per bushel u 7b
O tis, per bushel bb a 7 »
Peas, per Inirhcl a 12b
Wheat, per bushel 125 •* lbo
IRON ■-Sweeds, per lb 6 a 7
Etowah, per lb 6 a 6»,
LIME— Cherokee, per brl #17,0 « £3
Tu.mia.4ton, per bri a ..
MOLASSES—Cuba, per gall a
Now Orleans, per -a11.... 60 « 6-
MEAL, per bush ro <r To
S VRUP—Sugar House Per gull.. 7b a lm)
NAILS- (ail ass,,ned, per 1b... a 7
OSN AIIUKGS—Per Buie 10 « 11
VA K NS— Factor v, yo a .
KERSEYS—....* 20 a 2 b
SALT—Liverpool, per suck. . ..$-25 <r ...
Per bu»lid no „ ..
SOAP—Ainer. yellow, per lb.. 8 a lo
Toilet, per Ib a ..
LEAD -Pei lb lo a 12
SHOT—Per lb i2» a ..
SUGARS—Porto Rico, per lb.. 10 a 11
Stuart’s “A” per 1b.... 12 a 12h;
“ “II” “ .... 11 o 12 ’
“ “C” “ a 11
New Orleans “ .... lo a m;
Muscovado, “ .... 9 a ,
Refined, “ 11 >.7 a l
STARCH —i: <' ,i 1.,
LlQUOßS—'Wlrskov s;i (t ?i;
French Brandy (l ,*.■■,
American “ * SI.OO a
Madeira Wine *1.50 a 2.- <
Port 44 *1.50 a 3.-»
Spceiql yoficiis.
XW Holkiwav’s Pills iinqncition
ably th« most ufliemdous Kcmedy ill the Uni.,ll
far Asthmatic (h.iuphiints and ’ Coughs.—The
number us euros these wonderful Pills h ive ef
fected in all parts of the Union, more p rticularly
in eases of astiima of long standing, and cough
leave no doubt upon the mind of all who have
used tli .i» that they surpass any thing of the
kind ever made known ; by a perseverance with
this admirable remedy, the suiiVrei is quickly re
stored to health, afier every oilier means have
faded ; and it is a truth beyond dispute, that there
is no case of bdious disorder, or liver complaints,
but that will quickly yield to the powers of this
mighty med.cuie. 22
RELIGIOUS APPOINTMENT.
ttov.J.S. Iv. Ax.son will pivaelt in tin.*
Presbyterian Church on next Sabbath, mid or
the Second and FuaitU Sabb .th ui each mouth
during the current year.
Madison, January y, 1856. 2-ts.
xotki;.
The suUsctiLei’ having sohl his Tan-
Vard to Mr. L. M. WNilswu, sohe is lor him the
same liberal patronage that has lie re to re been ex
tended to the Yard. JOHN J’. KADFKRP.
January 5,1556. 1-
It will l Hi seen from a notice in
another column tl at the M vjmso.v Carriage Shop
has been levied on by the Sheriff We a -ve ot-eii
requested to say that security h is been g veil f. r
the fori beaming of the property, and the Shop
will be kept open and all work wanted will be
promptly executed. 1-iw
£i!r(hi eat Cure ok Rheum \tism. —
The Editors of the Richmond Republican of Dec.
21th, 1852, say that Carter’s Spanish Mixture .s
no quack medicine.
They hud a man in their press room who was
alllicted with violent mercur.al rheumatism, who
was continually complaining of misery in the
back, limbs and jointshis eyes bad become fe
verish mid mattery, neck swollen, throat sore,
and all the symptoms of rheumatism, combined
with Scrofula. Two bottles of Carter’s Spanish
Mixture cured him, and, in an editorial notice as
above, they bear testimony to its wonderful ef
fects, and say their only regret is, that all suffer*
ing with disease of the blood are not aware of the
existence of such a medicine. They cheerfully
recommend it.
For sale at the Madison Book Store.
X3T PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
AXL) £>IJRGEK\ . — Dr. F. 11. Nichols i> j,k
jwired to accommodate with lodging* any pationls
that may be sent to him for Mcd.c and or Siirg cal
treatment. Masters may be assured that their
servants will h ive every necessary attention.
Mad-son, September 13th. 37
Practice of Medicine.
Doctors SAFFOLD a McCLESKEY hav
ing formed a Copartnership for the practice of
Medicine and Surgery in their various branches,
offer their services to the public, and hope to re
ceive such patronage as experience and merit
may authorize.
Office on Main-street, next door to the
Book Store. nl4 Sm
A3T CROUP! CROUP!! —This
awful complaint is immediately cured, by Dr.
Tobias* Venetian Liniment. No family who
value the lives of their children, should be with*
out a bottle in the bouse. Sold by all the drug
gists and storekeepers. Depot 60 Cortlandt st..
X#w York. For mU at the Book Stor#. 41-0
A log eighteen feet long and ten inches
through was recently found at the West,
in the open prairie, the log being petri
fied into a solid and pure flint. On being
broken to pieces, the heart, sap. growth
and grain of the wood could be seen
very plainly, and every mark showed it
was a piece of wood, but it is as heavy
and pure as anv flint can be found.
Alpine Ice. —lt is scarcely possible
to estimate the quantity of ice on the
Alps. It is said, however, that, inde
pendent of the glaciers, there are 1,500
square miles of ice in the Alpine range,
from 80 to 600 feet thick.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
The Committee to whom wasassigded the duty
of preparing a suitable preamble and resolutions
concerning the death of Brother Willis J.
Rhymes,
REPORT,
Whereas, in the Providence of God, He has
been pleased to call our Brother Willis J.
Rhymes from the labors and sufferings of this
lie, to that eternal rest which remains for the
righteous in the Heavens, —And whereas his char
acter as a Christian and Mason, in life, was uu
• potted, and his death a triumphant victory over
the King of Terrors, therefore,
Resolved, That we feel deeply the loss of our
Brother, and as our loss is his eternal gain, v.*o
will cherish his memory and endeavor imitate
his example, and hope, like him, to be re-dy for
our own summons to the Celestial Lodge on high.
Rewdved, That we tender to las bereaved fam
ily our sincere condolence—sympathising with
them in this sea ere aflli..tion, sorrowing as they
sorrow for departed worth and goodness—-«nd
yet, with them rejoicing in the assurance we have
of Ilia peaceful existence hoyoud the grave.
lltKolc'd, That id’ter being vtttored of k rd,
the Secretary be instructed to convey a c< py ol
ibis report to the widow and family of our Bro
ther.
W. WOODS, )
M. A. WINGFIELD, f Com’tee.
1). E. BUTLER, S
A True Extract from the Minutes,
J. C. BARNETT, Secretary
■|/eh) ftdbetfis tyctyfs.
To those indebted to the late Firm of
BALDWIN & ROBSON.
INCONSEQUENCE of the death of Thos. B.
g. Baldwin, of the firm of Baldwin A Robson,
those iinl< bled either by note or account, to said
firm, are requeued to make immediate settlement.
S. B. Roi'-o:., surviving co-partner, will be
ready to settle at the stand of the lute firm.
Ag/yv settUmait must Ac- made.
Madison, January 26, 1856. 4-4w,orlii.
GEORGIA i AT7HKREAS James B.
Morgan County. - \ V Park applies for Let
«m the lYtate (if Tie>n.us J. r;,i k,"iU c'd,'t!i!"eaiv,
llicivh.ro, to cite and admonish nil unit singular
the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be
mil appear at my oiiicO mi or before the First
Moiqta i;i M roll next, then and there to show
cause, if ant ill. \ have, tvhv said Letters should
not he granted. Given under mv hand at Office
in Madison, this 's tli davuf Jannat v. 1 5.,.;.
I'. W.* ARNOLD,’ Ordinary.
January if). 1 -l-iw.
GeoKtiti, i IIT H K U E A S, John R
Moiiuan C'iiuntv. > YV Seals applies for I.et
-1 tors of Guard, .n.ll p toJullll
Eu-cuc Moore, orphan of John 11. Moure, dOc’d.,
li.se arc, therefore, to cite all and sit.y.ilar, Ih.
kindred and creditors of said orphan, to he and
appear at mv oliice on or before toe First .Moml.i\
in M neh m';.t, then and there to show cause, ii
anv thee have, whv said letters should noth.
RtMiited. Given under mv hand, at office in Mad
ison, this ‘iithdayof Junu.tr.', Ism.
F. \V. ARNOLD, Ordinary.
January aIBSO. 4—fw.
BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF
WAltflUflMßß!
:?TFERIUIAUY 14th, 185 C, t
f HAVE JUST RECEIVED from New York,
| Baltimore, and Pliiladelphia, the most exten
sive assortment of VALENTINE.S ever oifered
in this place, and evfivihing cnnucted with
them, such as Writers, Versus, Envelopes, Lace
Pvimou, Ac., and am pr.pired to till orders,
Wholesale or Retail, at prices from live Cents to
twenty dollars.
I h ive invoked Venus, the goddess of beauty
and love, and her darling Cupid, and they have
graciously chosen for their retreats the Madison
lh»ok .Store, and have commissioned heir friend,
Benjamin G. Ltddo.v, us High Priest of Love,
Courtship, and Matrimony.
44 Tn • worM is full of poetry—the air
Is living with its spirit; anil the waves
D .nee lo lhe inu.s e of its melodies
And sparkle in brightness.”
This spirit of poetry arouses our loftier train of
affections, which are Lome upon Jhegi and and wing>
of Cupid’s messenger, in the form of'«i Valentine,
toi some fairfriend breathing the pure sentiments
of friendship, esteem, and all the kindlier regards
for those to whom we donate. It may, perehanct*,
be received with silent approval, told only by the
fair face,
44 Where eloquent blushes burn and fade,
R eh with the wealth of warm emotion ;
Or starry dimples mock the shade,
Like jewels in a restless ocean.”
Valentines an; the ambassadors of thought,
where language fails. They substitute, in glow
ing eloquence, the reading of the heart, by their
symbolic meaning.
Faithful to my trust, as a servant of the public,
I am doing all in my power to further the inter
estsof those youths and maidens who are suffer
ing from an affection of the heart. To all, of ev
en age, and of every rank in life* I offer a spe
cific that has never failed. Such is the wonder
ful power of tlie Valentines sold by me, as a phi
lanthropist and conservator of the tender pas
sions, that none make love without sending one
as a pioneer. BEXJ. G. LIDDOX.
Madison, January 26, 1856. 4-ts.
NKW BOOKS.
RrCJVED TII.S WEEK, at the Madison
Do k S.. re:
Toe Posthumous Works of the Rev D *. Chalmer-.;
The Works of Charles Lamb, edited by T. X.
Tulford;
Lilly, anew work by the author of Busy Moments
of an Idle Woman ;
The Testimony of an Escaped Novice, by Miss
Bunk lev ;
Mexico and its Religion ;
Rose Clark—Fanny Fern’s l ist work ;
History of the Council of Trent, by B injener;
Annuls of San Francisco;
The Old H unestoad, by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens ;
Mncauley’s History of England, 5d and 4th vols ;
The Oid Farm II mse ;
•scenes in the Piacticeof a New York Surgeon;
Memoirs of the Cos mtess of Blcssingtou ;
India, China, and J ipan, by Bayard Taylor;
The Song of Hiawatha, by Longfellow;
My First Season;
Teveriuo, by George S md;
C mfessions of a Pretty YVoman;
II ■ idler’s S icred Plains;
Christian Theism, l y Thompson;
The Great Iron Wheel;
The Hidden Path;
Queens of Scotland, l y Agnes Strickland ;
Ten Years among the M ill Bags;
The Rival Beauties;
An 1 many other new works. Call and see them.
BENJ. G. LIDDOX.
January 26, 18M. 4-ts.
RECEIVED TO-DAY:
BROWN SUGAR, .ritnart’s A. B. C. Swam
Refined ditto: Klo and Java Coffee, Rice,
Vinegar, Nails, Axes, Shovels and Spades, Trace
Chains, Weeding Iloes, of all brands, Powder
and Shot, Fire Dogs and Tongs, Shovels, Ac., Ac.
FEARS & SWANSON.
Madison, January 14,1856. 3-ts.
FRESH GARDEN SEEDS.
rgr-CROP OF 1855
Large stock—every- variety-^
cents a pap !r. CAS if—on a credit 8 cents.
AT THE DRUG STORE.
Madison, January ly, 1856. 3-ts.
TO THE PUBLIC!
HAVING SOU.>'OUT,ta Mr. Gc.rqeß.Sto
vail, mv Boot and Shoe Store, I take pleas
ure iu soliciting for him the patrouage so liberally
extended to me. Those indebted to me will
please remember that l am ready to receipt ac
counts—so “pitch in.” JOHN £.RADFEUI).
January ly, 1856. 1 8-tt.
“ STAN D FROM UNi »ErT”
EA VERYBODY an inch high or a minute old,
j who are indebted either by note or account,
to Messrs. TKUMPLER & PECK, and who fail
to settle on or before the F<rst day of Fwruory
/mu. 7, will be indiscriminately sued/ Look or*
for 4 * ecire^jofetch-etnx.”
Madison, January 19, 1856. 3-ts.
REMOVAL.
I HAVE REMOVED my Boot and Sho? Shop
from where 1 used to be to where I am now
—that is: between Y\ r . M.Burnett’s saddlery shop
and Camp’s store—opposite the Court lbjust*,
where i would hi* pier sod to see :ill ray old cus
tomers and as many new ones as will favor me
with their patronage.
1 warrant all work done in my shop, and will
repair ••!£ failures, without charge. Those in
want of Boots or Shoes would do well to call at
my Shop. WILLIAM GLEASON.
Madison, January IP, 1856. 3-4 w.
GEO.RGI A, (\IrHE REA S, Angustus
Morgan Count'*, f\ i Rec-e, Guardian of
Frances 0. Walker, applies for Letters of Bis*
mission from his said Guard.!"!ship, these are,
therefore, to cite ell and singular, the kindred and
creditors of said orphan to be and appear at mv
office on or before the First Monday iu M-’ vli
next, then and then* to show cause, if any they
haw, why said letters should not be granted.
Giv»n under my hand at office in hiadisuii, t ,>; :
14th day of January, 1856.
V. W. ARNOLD, Ordinary.
January 14, 1856. 6-40<fs.
GKOIMHA, [\ 1 7 HERE AS, Guy Smith,
Mokuax County, f W Guardian oi Adaliue
llillsman and L umcelot J. Jlillsman, orphans of
Micajah Hillsman, deceased, appßes for Letters
of Di&inissibu from his said Guardianship, these
are, therefore, to cite all and singular, the kin
dred ami creditors of said orphans to be and
appear at mv office on or before the First Mon
l iv in March next, then ami there to t how cause,
if any they have, why said letters should not be
granted.
Given under my hand, at office in Madison,
this 14tli day of Jan arv, is-6.
F. \V. ARNOLD, Ordinary.
January 14,1856. 3- a s
PATRICULAR NOTICE.
ALL PERSONS INDEBTED to me arc re
spectfully requested to come forward and
make payment, as i am closing up iny bus.ness
for the purposeot leaving. M. P. BREWER.
M idison, January 12, 1356, 2-ts.
PI iIVAT E HO AR I) INO.
HAVING moved into the commodious dwell
ing house belonging to Dr. Ballard, cm Rail
Ro ol Street, 1 am prepared to accommodate a
few DAY BOARDERS, at a reasonable rate, and
in u satisfactory manner.
JOHN P. RADFERD.
Madison, January 12, 1856. 2-ts.
FOR MALI’].
I .-'OUR NE.V I'WO-UORSE WAGONS, Two
F Fine BUGGIES m.l 11 irnusa, anil One EX
TRA FINE HORSE, RyJOliX F. RADFERD.
Madison, January 12, 1856. 2-ts.
INSUKH VOllt DIVES.
tIPE IS VERY UNCERTAIN, and severe
J losses and livi’ljles are too frequently felt
la: .a mt of .station iu this respect. Valuable
servants can also be made safe in their rutuf to
.1. -ir owners, bv niinlientimi 1.. the SOUTHERN
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, at the «.f
--lire us the agent in M . iis.m, Ga., at, reasonable
rates of premium. JOHN ROBSON, Absent.
January 8, 1856. 2-ts.
NOTICE.
XXTWAj BE SOLD tit the late residence of
YV Thomas B. Baldwin, deceased, in the town
of Madison, on tin* First Tuesday ... February
next, all the HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN
FURNITURE to said eceased-one
CLOSE carriage AND HARNESS, A PAIR
OP HORSES, ONE TWO-HORSE WAGON, A
LOT OP GOOD LARD, and ..liter articles.
The House and Lot belonging to said deceased
can be rcutedat anv time be ippiving to line ex
ecutor. BENJAMIN IIARRISS, Ex’r.
January 10,185f. 2—lw.
DAGUERREOTYPES
AM) IHBStIirVPiW.
a. ©. EHhf®i]M©3»
Lute of 171 & J!)j ItriiiidwHy, S, V.,
I T AS taken rooms at the Town Hull, Madison.
| | Likenesses taken in the finest style.
Particular attention paid to groups, and child
ren’s pictures.
Your patronage is respectfully solicited.
Madison. Jan. 12, 1856. 2-ts.
HOT GOING TO ATLANTA.
WE have determined not to establish a busi
ness-house in Atlanta, and will use all our
means ana energies in the prosecution of our bu
siness here, and as we will in future buy most,
if not all of our goods for cash, we will be enabled
to offer greater inducements for public patronage.
We begin the New* Year with a large ami well as
sorted stock of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY
•Uni- -35 » T B ’ta m <4
SHOES, HATS, IIARDWVRE, A CROCKERY,
to which we will soon ad 1 Family GnocsniitfL
We have always on hand a large stock of
SHOES,
Bent’s Brogans and Planters’ Shoe,
J. Miles & Sons’ Water Proof Boots, pegged
and sewed,
u “ F'tie Dress Boots,
“ 44 Gent’s Calf Shoes,
“ “ Ladies’Fine G liter Boots,
il “ 44 Walking Shoes,
“ u “ 14 Slippers,
CLOTHING:
Gent’s Fine Over Coats,
“ Heavy 44 do
44 Fine Cloth Dress Coats,
“ 44 Business do
44 44 Black and Cohired Cassimcre Pants,
44 44 Satin, Blk an 1 Worsted Vests,
44 44 Shirts and Cedars.
HATS:
Gent’s F'ne Silk H ts,
44 44 Soft Fur an 1 Felt ILits,
44 44 Mule Hats.
TOBACCO: .J«''
Sbiltz Fine Chewing Tobacco,
Woodson’s “ 44
Ii mprecea and Cun. 44
Fine Sc irfolati, f»r smoking.
44 Moss 44 44
FEARS & SWANSON'.
Madison, January 5, 1856. 1-K.
NOTICE.
TTTILL BE SOLI) on the First Tuesday in
VY February next, between the u.su il hours
of sale, before the Court House door in the town
of Madison, A House and Lot on the Public
Square,tn the town of Midison, at present occu
pied by Phenby Dyer. Persons wishing to pur
chase can call and examine the premises. Terms
made known on the day* of sale.
DAVID DYER.
January 2, 1856. 1-30.
Fay Particular Attention.
THE SUBSCRIBERS intending to deal exclu
sively FOR CASH, respectfully request all
persons indebted to them to come forward and
pay their acoounts.
na*-e wm. a. greens * 00.
MW C.IRRMIMIOP.
TH K subscriber respectfully informs C4BP3jjjL
the citizens of Morgan aud adjom-.i22E=s£Z.
ing counties, that he has opened, in Madison, a
new Shop for the manufacture of CARRIAGES,
BUGGIES, WAGONS, and other vehicles. Ho
will likewise keep on hand a good stock of North
ern* Buggies, lie will also nave in eonueetiou
with his wood establishment,
A BLACKSMITH SHOP,
where every description of Plantation work
will bo done at short notice. HOKSE-SHuK
IXG done in the best mann r, and iron Hail
ing, for Fences or Grave Yards, manufactured
to order, as good as any that call be got from the
North. EST AH Work warranted.
JOHN ESPAR.
January 5,1856. 1 -ts.
WATUIIKS, CLOUKS,
Jsvydry, Spectacles, Ac.
.T. J. DAY
HAVING engaged the Store formerly oc
cupied by Biss pp«r , l,
fcwould respectfully inform *
the ciu?en* of Madison and Vicinity, that he in
prepared to oiler them an assortment of Watches,
Clocks, Jewelry, Ac. Watches and Jewelry re
;’t i;e<- at the shortest notice. Jewelry made to
order.
N. i*.—l hav.? Concavo-Convex Glasses for
Spectacles, which v.* ; H improve the sight at least
five years.
Madison, Jan. 5,1355. 1-Cm.
C . RENT,
riVlfK OFFICE occupied last year by Win. Glea-
I son, Root Maker, in the roar of our Store.
FEARS SWANSON. •
Madison, January 5, 1556. 1- ts.
MORGAN SHERIFF SALE.
WILL BE SOLD before the Court House door
in the town of Madison, Morgan County,
on the Tiist Tuo'dav in February next, within
the legal Lours of sale, the followiug named
property:
One J.ot in the Town of Madison, on which
tl’; well-known Carriage Factory and Blacksmith
Shop are u'tuat-'d, belonging to Watts A Robert
son. Cue Koukuwuy, Four Fiue Buggies, Five
fifcond-handed Coaches, One second-handed Bng
py, T”.*o 'ts Wood-shop Tools, Four Btaiches
nud Vices, One lot Patuut S[Mikes, One lot Hubs,
< 4 astin > ; , s and Unit Uiuia, One lot Shafts, One lot
old Piank, One lot Sci .-u iron, OueThuus iod feet
Ash Lumber, Five hundred pounds Iron, One lot
Trimming Material fur Carriages, Ten sets Bands,
One Polo i.iook, One Eight-day Clock, Thirteen
Tin Cans, Ono Paint Mul, Stone and Mullet, Two
Callous Varnish, Tinve Stoves with pipes, Fifty
papers assorted Tacks, Six unfinished Buggios,
One set Rtielawuy Wheels, Throe Blacksmith’s
Bellows, aud Two Anvils, One sot Blacksmith’s
Tools, Ono lot Plates an and Tups, the \vood-w<>rk of
two two-horse Wagons, One Drill, One Tiro Rol
ler, One lot old Wheels and Tiros and two Grind
stones, us the property of Watts A Robertson.
—ALSO—
! The following property belonging to the Estate of
Joseph Watt*, deceased:
| One high-post Bedstead, One Cotton Mattras,
i One Feather Bed, Pillows and Bolster, Ton
Blankets, One lot Bed Clothing, One Pino Dress
ing i \.l>B‘, One Brass-bound Trunk, One Mahoga
m S.de-board, One W ish-stund. One Bucket, One
Foot Tub, Three Split-boitoinod Chairs, One De
mijohn, One Powder Fl»*k and Pouch, One Ritle
Gnu, One lot Shaving Apparatus, Oue lot Crock
ery, One Kit Books, One Breaat-pm, One Small
Pistol, One Kit wearing Apparel and One Silver
Watch, all levied on as ihe property of Wutu .k
Robertson and Joseph Watts, to satisfy two Fi.
Fas from Morgan Superior Court, one in favor of
Baglas A: Lockwood, vs. Walts A Robertson, aud
(lie other in favor of Samuel G. Horsey, vs. Watts,
Si U »bjrtsv#u. Properly [i.iiuted out by Plaintiffs’
Attorneys. Sale to coiituiuo from day to day, if
necessary.
This 2d and iv of January, ISofi.
John f. Johnson, Dp’tv Sh’ff.
Jan. 5, 1856. l-3oils.
3i oUg an sin: fti r i sale.
WILL HE Si)KD before the Court House door
m the town of Madison, on the First Tues
day in February next, between the usual hours us
safe, she following property, to-wit:
A Negro Man by the name of Jerry, about 4<»
years of age, and Jinnev, a woman about forty
live years old, and also one hundred acres of
land, well improved, adjoining William Stallings,
Henry Fuller, and George W. Fuller; the same
being sold to satisfy two Fi. Fas issuing from
Morgiu Inferior Court, iu favor of Jonathan Me
llow, Administrator of George W. Fuller, dec’d.,
vs. Gilbert A. Fuller and others, securities; said
property being levied on as the property of Gil
bert A. Fuller, to satisfy said Fi. Fas.
THOMAS GIBBS, Sheriff.
January 2, 1856. l-30ds.
310 R<JAN SHERIFF SALE.
Wild. HE,SOLI) before the Court House door
m the town of Madison, Morgan County,
on the First Tuesday in March next, between the
legal hours of .sale, the following named property:
Two Negro slaves, to-wit: Ferabv, aged about
twenty-one ye trs, and of dark couqilexion; and
K iebel, about forty years of age, and is a cook,
washer and iroiier. l evied on is the property ol
Alexander S. Holland, to satisfy a Mortgage Fi.
Fa., i-sued from Morgan l.ifct ior Court, <u favor
of Matthew Whitfield, vs. Alexander S. Holland.
Pi’dr-eily pointed out in said li. fa.
JOHN F. JOHNSON, DptyShff’.
January* 2, lsofi. 1 God.
NOTICK."
milEfirm of WINGFIELD A KNIGHT will
.L hu dissolved on the 31st instant, by mutual
Consent. Those indebted will please make im
mediate pay incut.
Dec. 25, i 855. 2\r.
M E I>IC A !i NOTICE.
r undersigned, having associated them*
I selves in the practice or Medicine in its va
rious branches, oiler their services to the public.
Oliice in the rear of Fears A Swanson’s sttfre.
W. B. CRAWFORD, M. D.,
G. B. KNIGHT, M. 1).
January 1, 1856. l-3m.
mm FilliE COLLEGE.
rnilK SPRING TERM of this Institution will
_|_ begin on Monday, January 14th, 1856, under
the direction of the following Faculty :
liev. JoSKi'it il. Echols, A. M. President and
Prof. Moral Philosophy, Ac.
*. Rev. James L. Pi mice. A. M., Prof. English and
Latin Literutui c*.
Iter. William C. Bass, A. 8., Prof. Natural
Science.
Rev. John* A. Mosblbt, A. M., Prof. Mathe
matics.
Prof. G borge C. Taylor, Teacher of Harp, Pi
ano, Violin, Crayon and Oil Painting.
Miss A. E. Koai.vso.v, Piano, Gu.tar, Singing,
Water Colors and Penciling.
Miss Margaret K. Shbrmas, Principal Prepar
atory Department, and Instructress iu Embroid
cry and Wax Flowers.
Board, (including lights, fuel and washing,)
per annum, $l3O
Tuition in Literary Department, 50
No extra cli irge for Vocal Music and the Lan
guages, (Latin and French.)
The first Thursday iu July will be Commence
ment Day*.
Catalogues containing particulars, may be ob
tained ou application to any of the Faculty.
W. (A BASS, Soc’y of Faculty.
Madison, Ga., Dec. 8, 1855. 42-6 w.
BEAUTIFUL GIFT KOOKS.
JUST RECEIVED, a splendid lot of GIFT
HOOKS, in Turkey, Morocco, Papier M .che
and Muslin Bindings—
The Republican Court;
The Queens of England;
Homes of American Authors ;
Home Rook of the Picturesque ;
Hart’s Female Prose Writers of America;
Reed’s Fern lie Poets of America;
The Book of U mieße miy;
Romance of American Landscape;
Leaflets of AL irtory;
Friendship’s Offering;
Friendship s Token;
Affection’s Gift;
The Snow F!ike;
Klie Free M -sou's Gift;
Memory’s Gift;
The Forget-M-Not;
Atlantic Souvenir;
The Moss Rose ;
The Rook of Beauty ;
The American Annual;
A fine lot of German Albums,
And many other things suitable for Christmas.
, . BENJ. G. LIDDON.
Madison, Dec. 8.
Ready-Hade Clothing.
ANEW and splendid lot of Men’s Clothing
and Bov’s Boots.
SHEPHERD, 3WANOOK A 00.
lit*** H*~~s-4#. v ts
£ri) Goods, &c.
i^IJSSJSIa
FALL AND WINTER
TRADE.
MADISON, CEORCIA,
11. GOLDBERG’S
Cheap Dry Goods Store.
THE SUBSCRIBER has just opened and offers
for sale one of the largest stocks of
Foreign and ILmcMit Dry Goods
ever exhibited by him, to which the attention of
families and the pubLc generally is respectfully
requested. I have purchased very largely this
Fail, and, as usual, on the most favorable terms;
and am, therefore, prepared to sell at such prices
as must suit the closest purchaser, consisting in
part of Calicos, Ginghams, Furniture Prints, Bed
Ticking, Blue Denims, Marlboro Stripes, Apron
Checks, Brown and Bleached Shirting and Sheet
ing, English Long Cloth, and everything else be
longing to the Domestic department.
My stock of Dress Goods consists in part of
Paramattas, Alpacas, Bombazines, Black (Junto!.
Crape, Mousselmc do L.iines, Ac., Ac.
HOUSE KEEPING GOODS,
Sheetings, Pillow-Casings, Damask Table
Cloth, Napkins, Towelling, of every description,
Toilet Quills and Counterpanes, Curtain Muslins,
Dimities, Irish Linen, Birds’ Eye Diaper, &c.
EM B KOI DEKIES
in a very large variety, such as Collars, Sleeves,
Chemisettes, Swiss and Cambric Bands, Hand
kerchiefs, Ac.
FLANNELS, FLANNELS.
A large stock of White and Red, Plain and
Twilled Flannels, together with Linsey Woolseys
of various styles and qualities; Kersevs, Plains,
Sat-nots, Tweeds, Brown, Biue, Green and Black
English Broud-Cioibs; Black Doeskin Cussiuiers,
&c., Ac.
We cal! the particular attention of the ladies
to our stock of
SILKS.
such as Moire, Antique, Black Brocade, Ac., Ac.
ENGLISH AND GERMAN HOSIERY,
in every variety, for Ladies, Misses and Children.
SHAWLS, TALMAS AND CLOAKS,
and everything else generally kept in a Drv
Goods Store.
An early call will secure the best selections.
Oct.fi. R. GOLDBERG.
Tall and Winter
into £ V,
jsft MISS BRIVV Lit would respect- .. r
fully inform her friends ami pa-//||f jjl/jr
irons generally that she is now \
receiving and opening, at the old *“■*
stand, anew and beautiful stock of Fall and
Winter MILLINERY. Also, CLOAKS, COL
LARS, SLEEVES, Ac., with a variety of little
knick-kuucks m the way of dress, such as lad.es
only know how to get.
All business conducted more on a cash system.
Persons resident here can make accounts. School
girls n t credited without the person th y board
with becomes responsible. Customers will be
served at short notice; work done iu the best
style, and prices reasonable*
No particular opening day. Oet. 6.
m;\v goods ~
FOR
FALL AND WINTER .
ROBSON, FITZPATRICK* & CO.
VUE now in receipt of 'heir NEW' FALL A
WINTER DRV GOODS—
A Better Stock than usual—
among which are
Tulm is and Cloaks, fur Ladies;
Beautiful Embroidered C .liars and Sleeves,
French Collars and Cutis,
Handsome Poplins for Dresses,
Printed Cashmeres and DeLaines,
Solid Colors Merinoes and IK Lames,
“ “ Paramatta Cloths,
A large siock of French, English and American
Prints,
10 doz. (assorted sizes) Ladies* Kid Gloves,
Real Irish Linens, —warranted all Linen, —
Linen Table Cloths,
Gala Plaids for Children, —very handsome,—
White, Black and Slate Hose,
Jet Necklaces and Bracelets,
Fitncv Work Boxes and Cabas*
800 Blankets of all kinds,
A large lot of Bleached and Brown Homespun,
Linsey Woolsey and Heavy Striped Homespuns.
Tweeds, Cassirneres, Satinets and Vestings,
Gents’ dollars, Cravats, Ties, Gloves, Net Shirts,
Over, Business and Talma Coats; Keudv-inudc
Vests, Shoes, Boots, Beebe’s Huts, Caps, for men
and boys, Soft Fur and Wool H its*
A superior lot of Table and Pocket Cutlery,
Scissors, Ac.
Carpets and Drugets.— Call and see them.
September 29.
To THE LADIES.
WE are now offering for sale our variety of
FALL DRESS GOODS, consisting partly
of all colors of French M rinoes, Figured Muslin
D’L lines, Black Merinoes and D’Laincs, Black
Alp-iccas, Bombazines, Embroidered Handker
chiefs, embroidered Cotton Chemisetts, Under
Sleeves, Jaconet and Swiss Edging, Jaconet and
Swiss Bands, Dimifv Bands, Mourning Collars,
Gloves, Shoes. Hosiery, Linen Table Goods,
Towelings, Sheetings, and numerous other va
rieties. SHEPHERD, SWANSON A CO.
Sept. 14th, 1855. 87-ts
G liollGl AFKMA LECOLLEG E.
1856.
FACULTY:
O. Y. BROWNE, President,
P. LOUD, Natural Sciences,
R. D. MALLORV, Belles Letters,
J. R. SEALS, Music.
'"TI IIE Collegiate year for ISfifi, will
begin on Monday, J anu ar y
14th. Commencement will beheld /Til"
in October. Pupils from the low country will
thus spend their sickly season in our salubrious
climate.
Catalogues containing further information may
be ibtained by applying to either of the Faculty.
N. B.—The Faculty h .ve engaged the services
of Miss Welsh for the i*renatatory itepartment.
Miss W. is an accomplished lady, and a very suc
cessful teacher.
U. 1). MALLORY, Shc’y.
Nov. 17, 1855i 40-ilj.
NEW VOLUMES
OF THE jT*jUd ur RE AT BRITISH REVIEWS*
NAMELY,
EDINBURGH, NORTH BRITISH, WESTMIN
STER, AND LONDON QUARTERLIES,
AND BLACK WOOl) SEDINBUKGii
MAGAZINE, MONTHLY,)
Commence w.th North Br tish for May, 185.% and
tlie other Reviews and B.ackwood for July, 1&55.
Terms ok Subsumption.— Any one Review or
Blackwood, a year. Blackwood and one Re
view—or any two Reviews, $->. Ttie four Re
vi ws and Blackwood, SIU. Four copies to one
address S3O.
Postage • which should be paid Q larterly in
advance; on the four Reviews and B.ackvvuod to
any Post Olfico in the United Slates, only 80 ceuts
a year. Namely: 14 cents a year on each Re
view, and 24 cents ayeir on Blackwood.
Address L. SCOTT A 00., Publishers,
54 Gold Street, Corner Fultou, N. Y.
Dec. 8. 4*J- 4 f.
I UST REO IVED, a very hands. >me assort
.l meat of BOYS’ CLOTiIING, U.ack Italian
Cloth Coats, Linen Coats and Pants, Boots and
ahoes, Leghorn and l'ahn Hats.
April r. _J. MARSHALL & CO
Potash! Potash!! A No. 1!!!
JU.ST received, one cask of Potash. Price,
cents per pound, c ish. For sale bv
o'l-u Wll. S. MEIERK.
BEEBE’S SILK lIATS.
JUST received, Ueebe A Co.’s Spring Stvle of
Hats, bv
SHEPHERD, SWANSON’ A CO.
Feb.l, ISSo.—H-.i.
POTASH.
PREPARED POTASH put up in Tin Cans.
Anew article—just the thing fur making
soap. P. R. THOMASON.
Madison j Nor. 30, 43—ly
SUPERIOR FLOUR.
c "I B AGS No. 1 FLOUR, from wh tc wheat.
zj 1 The very best imaginable. For sale by
BALDWIN A ROBSON.
9m MtlNfc m-lC
lotteries.
830,000 l
Improved Havana Plan Lottery I
THE FA VO RITE! !!
FORT GAINES ACADEMY
LOTTERY.
{BY AUI Ho Ml Y OF THE STA TE OF G'A.)
Class 12—To be drawn in the citv of Atlanta,
Georgia, on Monday, the 25th of’ FeLruary, ’
1356, when Prizes amounting to
jsr S3O GOO, .£jr
will be distributed according to the following un
surpa.‘Scd Scheme.
"scheme.
Capital Prize, slo,ooo*
100 PRIZES— APPROXIMATIONS.
No amall Prizes ! Prizes worth having //
Price of Tickets—Wholes, $3; Halves,
$2,50; tjuur
Prizes in t his Lottery are paid thirty days after
the drawing, in bills of specie-paying Banks,
without deuuetior, only on presentation if the
Ticket entitled to the Prize.
Bilks on all solvent Banks at par. All
communications strictly confidential.
SAMUEL SWAN, Agent and Manager,
Atlanta, Georgia.
W. B. WILEY,
Agent for Madison, Eutonton and Greensboro.
HAVANA PLAN LOTTERY.
JASPER CO. ACADEMY
LOTTERY.
{By authority of the State of Ceorgia.)
JAM
THIS LOTTERY is conducted on the plan of
the Royal Lottery ol Havana, of single
number.-, ami drawn at CONCERT HALL,
Macon, Gu., under the sworn superintendence of
Col. Glo. ii. Logan, and Jakes A. Nisket, Esq.
CLASS J.
Grand Scheme for Feb. 15,1856.
When Prizes amounting to
$50,000!
Will be distributed as follows:
CAPITALS:
1 Prize of $12,000
1 do 6/00
1 do 8,000
i do 2,U00
1 do 1,500
1 do 1,200
1 do 1,100
5 do 1,000
10 do 400
lu do 160
12 do 12)
20 do 100
60 do 50
256 do 25
23 Approximation Prizes 860
4 9 Prizes, amounting to $50,000
ONLY 10,000 NUMBERS.
Every Prize drawn at each drawing, and paid
when due, in full, without deduction. Orders
strictly confidential. Drawings sent to orders.
Registered letters at my risk. Bills on all solvent
Banks at par.
Tickets, sß—Halves, s4—Qrs., $2 00
Address, JAMES F. WINTER, Manager,
Macon, Ga.
Tickets for sale in Madison at the Book
Stoke.
JUST PUBLISHED. BY THE
i!(l \Y \ III) IvXncI.ITHIN, lliil,idelpliin,
Report ox spermatorrhoea, urSc
nunal Weakness, Impotence, the Vice of
Onanism, Masturbation, oi Self Abuse, and other
D.senses of the Scmiu 1 Organs, with an account
of the errors and deceptions of Quacks, and val
uable Adv.ce to iln Alii eted, b\ GEO. K. CAL
HOUN. >!. IK, CONSULTING SURGEON of
the HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Philadelphia,
Pa., a benevolent hist.union cstoblkhed by spe
cial emit.wn ent, for the relict ot the siefc uud
di&tre sen. utlLcicU with “Yimlentand Epidemic
Diseases.” Aftpy ol the above Report will be
sent by mail (in u seiikd envelope) FREE" OF
CHARGE, on the receipt of TWO SIAM I S for
postage. Address DR. GKO R. CALHOUN,
No. 2 South NINTH St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Dec. 14, 1855. 50-3 m.
jwwl jm.:aa*McsP9»erjsimT
DI'UG & CHEMICAL STORE.
WM. S. MEIERE, M. D.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Drugs, Paints and Putty,
Medicines, Paint and Varnish,
Chemicals, Glass,
Dye-Stuffs, Biu sui.s, Oils, kc. t Ac.,
Perfumery, Fancy A Toilet
ARTICLES,
Has just returned from the Noitli, having select
ed with special care, a fresh supply of everything
usually kept in a well stored Drug establishment.
Dr. M. will not keep other than genuine and
reliable medicines, and he will fill orders at prices
that will compare favorably with any similar es
tablishment this side of Augusta.
lo order to conduct his business successfully
another year, it is expected that those indebted
will respoud punctually to their accounts, which
will be ready at the ena of the year. Those who
may wish to settle before thut time, can do so, us
the books are “posted” to date.
Dr. M. begs leave to return bis acknowledge
ments to those who have so liberally patronized
the Store and he hones that by a careful atten
tion to the business, lie will merit u continuance
of their favors.
miIUKEMNT EXTRAORDINARY!
Henceforth the CASH SYSTEM will be strict
ly enforced with those who are slow pay, aud
more particularly with those who are no pay.
From and after the first day of Jaiiumy. next,
all articles for which cash is paid, cash will be
required, unless customers prefer to be charged
an additional cost of twenty* liveJper Cent. Among
this class are included, Potash, White Lead, Lin
seed. Train and Lamp Oil**, Proprietory and Pa
tent Medicines, and a few other articles not ne
cessary to enumerate. This course must be
adopted in order to collect funds sufficient to
keep up this branch of the stock. Patent Medi
cines are on commission, and cannot be credited
except on the terms above mentioned.
Particular attention is called to this an
nouncement.
Nov. 16, 1855. 46-ts.
A DISCOVKKY
OF CREATIMPORTANCE
To the Mairied Ladies and Unmarried Ladies,
Married Gentlemen and nnmarried
gentlemen, and to those of both sexes
who have once been mariied, and wish
again to marry i
DR. ME IE RE’S HAIR RESTORATIVE,
which costs only fif.y cents, is warranted to re
store grey hair to its original color. The change
from grey to the most beautiful bluck or brown,
is gradually effected by the occasional use of this
preparation. The Restorative is supei ior to most
of the compounds in use, for dyeing the hair, as
it contains nothing that is in the slightest degree
deleterious. It also encourages the growth of
the hair by keeping the roots free from dandruff:
For the cure of eruptions of the sculp, such a*
scald-head, tetter, &c., &c., this composition
stands unrivalled.
For sale at the Drug Store.
Madison, Nov. 24, 1855. 47-ts.
DRAG HOOKS! DRAG HOOKS!
MANUFACTURED by Mr. Henry nillsman.
A supply constantly on hand, and for sale
at the Drug Store. Prices SI,OO and $1,50, Cash.
Madison, Nov. 24,1855 ! 47-ts.
The Hidden Path.
\ NEW WORK, by the Author of “ Alone.”
ry “ The characters, the scenes, the conver
sations ar eprobable —natural, a great achievement
in a work of fiction.”— Southern Christ- n Adv.
Just received at the Madison Book Stork.
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE.
A LL PERSONS indebted to the Estate of
oA. Thomas B. Baldwin, deceased, are request
’d to m ike immediate payment, and those having
demands against said Estate will render them iu
terms of the law.
BENJAMIN HARRISS, Executor.
Jiauaryl®, IftM. -404a.